Halifax Art Festival To Have Art, Fun For All

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The Halifax Art Festival will return to Beach Street in Daytona Beach from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7. The festival will feature 200 artists lining Beach Street from International Speedway Boulevard to Orange Avenue.

Sponsored by the Guild of the Museum of Arts and Sciences, the festival will feature entertainment, food and beverages at the corner of Beach Street and Magnolia Avenue, as well as a student art exhibit in the old Dunn's Toys and Hobbies building on the same corner.

HALIFAX & SOUTHEASTASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

THE CENTRAL Florida Astronomical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in conference room S-130 of the Gainous Science Annex on the campus of Bethune-Cookman College. The program will feature Richard Copeland of Bethune-Cookman College. Details: (904) 252-8049.

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

THE NATIONAL Association of Retired Federal Employees Daytona Beach Area Chapter 58 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 8 at the Red Lobster, 6735 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. The speakers will be Joe Blanton and David Cheney, who will discuss long-term care options under Medicare. For more information, call Ruth Bourdo at (904) 441-2125.

PALMETTO CLUB

THE PALMETTO Club will have a general meeting and a party Friday starting at 11 a.m.

A Christmas Mart for members and guests will be held in the west room of the clubhouse, 1000 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach. After a noon luncheon, the program will feature a Western theme with participants in Western costume. For reservations, call Bernice Baker at (904) 767-5676.

EMBROIDERER'S GUILD

THE SAND Dollar Chapter of the Embroiderer's Guild of America will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the New Smyrna Beach Garden Club, 2000 Turnbull Bay Road. Details: (904) 756-9073.

SIGMA SIGMA SIGMA

THE DAYTONA Beach Area Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma will meet at noon Nov. 6 at the New Smyrna Yacht Club. For reservations and more information, call (904) 427-8547.